Special Judge ML Tahaliyani said that the accused had not made it clear what he wanted to bring on record from the witnesses. Therefore, it would be of no use to examine them and it would be a waste of time.

In another development, the court asked the prosecution and the defence to be ready to start the final arguments on March 9. The prosecution on Monday submitted affidavits of 43 witnesses to the court.

Special prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said that he would submit four more affidavits on Wednesday. Thereafter, all the three accused, including Ajmal Kasab, would be asked to make statements in reply to these affidavits.

Sabahuddin's lawyer Ejaz Naqvi yesterday told the court that he wants to examine the NIA chief and others to establish that it was the terror suspect David Headley who had conducted the 'recce' of Mumbai before the 26/11 attack, and not Sabahuddin as alleged by the prosecution.

Asked by the judge as to what evidence Rahul Bhatt and Vilas Warak can give, Naqvi said that the duo were close friends of Headley and had visited several places in the city with him.

However, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam had opposed the application of Sabahuddin stating that the evidence of these witness was not relevant in the trial and also that Naqvi was going on hypothesis that the whole 26/11 attack took place because of Headley.